VP-40 was to my knowledge only deplyed once to Keflavik at least while squadron code letters and BuNos were indentifiable. It was during the VP-40 deplyment that overpainting of the code letters and numbers started.
VP-16, Eagles deployed to Keflavik more than once with their P-3Cs like the one shown here. Later they got the P-3C Update II.5 and also brought those to Keflavik.
All of the VP-16 P-3s had nose number coinciding with the last digit of their BUNo, like this one. They managed that also with their Update II.5 series that they brought to Keflavik later.
As the EB-57Bs were mostly retired to AMARC in late 1981, this was probably their last visit to Keflavik. 1516 is now at USAF Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, FL.
Second TA=7H for the Greek Air Force stopped at Keflavik on it ferry flight. It is not always sunny in July, but photos like this tell a story and record history.
Here are the three T-Birds of the 57th FIS on the flight line showing the start of painting out the arctic red high visibility markings. 592 is farthest away and has no repainting. 575 had its wing tanks already grey and 540 has only the nose still red.
Just landed after a ferry flight from Prestwick on a delivery to the US. Earlier registrations were: VX281, G-9-64, D-CACO. It then became: N8476W, NX281L and then at last G-RHNF with the Royal Navy Historic Flight where it was repainted in a new scheme.
Just landed after a ferry flight from Prestwick on a delivery to the US. Earlier registrations were: VX281, G-9-64, D-CACO. It then became: N8476W, NX281L and then at last G-RHNF with the Royal Navy Historic Flight where it was repainted in a new scheme.
A beautiful July day catches all three of the T-birds assigned to the 57th FIS in 1978-79, lined up on the ramp. The code 3 on the fin was a training aid for the Phantom pilots to tell which T-bird they were intercepting.
In 1981 the three T-33As of the 57th had the red arctic high visibility markings on the nose, fin and wing tip tanks removed by overpainting with the grey basic color. A photo from January 1981 shows that this had started then and went on gradually.
Taxying back to headquarters. By this time all the 57th T-birds were grey allover and only had a short time still left in Iceland. 575 was in Iceland in 1972 at least and was sent back on April 1, 1985 along with the other two, 58-0540 and 58-0575.
This leased Super Puma, LN-OBX arrived in Reykjavík on Saturday, October 7, 2011. This photo was taken of it during the first flight with two Icelandic pilots. The photo ship was Dauphin, TF-SIF.
Ex 44-73027. Visited Duxford in June 1977 and returned to the USA 7/7/77. Became N51MP. Destroyed in 10/80. It re-emerged with new fuselage. Visited Duxford in 7/94 as F-AZJM named Temptation in a 55FG c/s coded CJ-B. Ended as HB-RCW and a fatal crash.
Ex 44-73027. Visited Duxford in June 1977 and returned to the USA 7/7/77. Became N51MP. Destroyed in 10/80. It re-emerged with new fuselage. Visited Duxford in 7/94 as F-AZJM named Temptation in a 55FG c/s coded CJ-B. Ended as HB-RCW and a fatal crash.
One of the many F-104G/RF-104G fighters from the German Navy that visited Keflavik in the late 1970s. It was quite a trip for the stubby wing fighter loaded with underwing fuel tanks. However I never heard of mishaps or losses on this kind of mission.